##  [Noninjective Limit](/noninjective-limit) 

  ##  [Noninjective Limit](https://algebra.quantumdictionary.io/noninjective-limit-0) 

  

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Definition

A pathology of inverse limits (proj lim) in which the inverse limit functor fails to be exact on the right, producing nontrivial derived limits (lim^1, lim^n) and breaking expected exactness properties or identifications.